Brown Turban Snail

Tegula brunnea

• Group: Other

A brown shelled snail of rocky shores in the low intertidal and shallow subtidal, it also climbs the blades and stems of offshore kelp. It grazes a range of large and microscopic algae, and falls prey to sea stars and sea otters.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Tegulidae › Tegula

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 534187.